Research Areas


 

Mahnaz Shayestehfar (Associate Professor)

  • Islamic Arts (Research project on the manifestation of Imam Ali in Islamic inscriptions, the use of Islamic-Iranian arrays and decorative elements in urban furniture to identify Islamic culture)
  • Shiite Art (Research project of Shiite artistic elements of Al-Buwayh period (painting and inscription), inscription decorations of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS))
  • Miniature (Research project: Establishment of a database of Timurid and Safavid metalwork inscriptions and calligraphy)
  • Handicrafts (research project to develop appropriate strategies to support and strengthen producers and craftsmen in the field of handicrafts, reviewing the status of dyeing workshops in Kurdistan)
  • Archeology (research project of establishing a database of inscriptions and calligraphy of Timurid and Safavid metalwork, preparation of identification cards of caves in West Azerbaijan province)
  • Compilation of a comprehensive document for holding the National Art Olympiad
  • Iranian-Islamic Art Database: The Evolution of Islamic Art during the History of Iran (First to Twelfth Centuries AH)
  • Architecture (Research project for reviewing and studying the courses of restoration, interventions and architectural development of Astan Moghaddas Shahcheragh (Shiraz))
  • Tourism (research project, study of the role and position of ethnic and cultural interactions in the development of tourism industry from domestic and foreign dimensions, study and design)

Fahimeh Zarezadeh (Assistant Professor)

  • Middle East Cultural studies
  • The Visual Methods of Sustainable Development
  • Political Sociology of Art
  • Islamic Art